'The worry among many international actors is whether there will be stability to provide assistance to the government because the political developments in the last few months are a real concern.'
'All hydropower projects in the Himalayan region must be stopped.' 'Joshimath is not alone.'
'By killing the state BJP secretary and his brother, the aim is to hot up the communal situation and revive militancy in an area which has remained peaceful,' says Sunil Sharma, Kishtwar's BJP MLA.
'We should not allow ourselves to be surprised in any manner in future on the border.'
'...through the will of the people and commitment of leaders.' 'It may not happen today or tomorrow, but it will happen.'
'Tibetans don't have jobs, and the military provides a job offer.' 'But the issue is whether China really trusts Tibetans.'
'The next war will be fought by China-Pakistan against India and we have to fully be prepared. We must read the writing on the wall.'
'On the LAC, China can undertake military action at any place with much fewer resources. It can do 'salami slicing'.'
'Over the years he has been getting a feeling of being sidelined by his uncle.'
'We shouldn't allow it to become a rallying point for others in the region against the army.'
'They have to be seen as being responsive to the employment woes and economic stagnation afflicting many young people.'
In a bid to popularise the literary work of legendary British author George Orwell in his birthplace Motihari in Bihar, state authorities have now decided to get some of most well-known books translated in Hindi.
'Terrorists who are active in Poonch and Rajouri are not relying on random locals for logistics, guidance etc.' 'They are being supported by a selected few who are being vetted, cleared and directed from across the LoC.'
Captain Shiva Chouhan is the first woman army officer to be deployed at 15,632 feet in the Siachen Glacier. 'It has been a memorable journey,' says the 25-year-old who has gone where no women officer has gone before.
'...despite not being ideologically aligned with a vast section of the people of the north east.' 'But the results in Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya show that no party, including the BJP, can say that it has really done well.'
'The senior army leadership has no interest in reconciling with Imran Khan, and no interest in seeing him return to power.'
'All Pakistan army chiefs follow a consistent line as far as India is concerned.'
The fight for freedom was long and hard and that is why it is important to go back to the monuments that celebrate those who fought the good fight.
'If the jihadi infiltration attempts are assisted by the Pakistan army, the Indian Army will retaliate strongly.'
'For the first time since I've been following Indian politics, one heard voters talking about India's role on the world stage and the fact that, due to Modi's leadership, India was once again a great power.'
'General Anil Chauhan ticks all the right boxes as the new chief of defence staff.'
'While parliament has elected him, the people are demanding that he goes home.'
'It is a terrible time, but yet there are enough examples of the goodness of people.'
'This will require statesmanship and not politicking.'
The medal was parcelled to his home. He sent it back. 'It should be conferred at the ceremonial function at Rashtrapati Bhavan.'
The Agniveer passing out parade was as much about family celebration as it was a military event. Alongside the pomp, pageantry and discipline of the parade were the personal stories of families, their struggles and how far they had come.
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, 21, received the Mahavir Chakra in the 1962 War with China. Such was his valour that a temple and museum stands on the land he died defending in the icy valley of Arunachal Pradesh.
'The larger intention is to create a political State where there is no opposition.'
'If one crore is sanctioned to make a road, they spend only Rs 40 lakhs and the remaining 60 lakhs is looted by the politician, bureaucrats and the contractor.'
'Being a serving officer or wearing a uniform does not make an officer more competent than one who has retired.'
'Please don't think that Kashmiris have accepted the abrogation of Article 370.' 'Please don't misconstrue silence as acceptance.'
'Increased help from China to North East insurgents will create more trouble for us.'
Ambrose D'Mello, the Independent candidate from Bengaluru South, has been on maun vrat for 15 years. He does not own a house, does not wear footwear and sells books to earn a living.
'We must understand that the LAC is a political issue for China, so any action on the LAC will keep India focussed on the LAC which gives China the opportunity for any adventurism in the Indian Ocean.'
'... that they should listen to people of the soil of the North East and find a permanent solution to tribal problems.'
'Mr Badal wanted to talk to a member of the Gandhi family to bring about some sort of rapprochement between the Akalis and the Congress which were the two major parties at that time.'
'Hatred increases with every killing.' 'It sets one family against another.' 'The sooner it is stopped, the better.'
'Nitish Kumar's government will be at stake. The JD-U is working with a very thin majority, which is a borrowed majority. With just two seats Nitish Kumar has no moral right to stay on,' says Professor Prabhat Ghosh.
'The pressure to work together is even greater than before, because the Chinese have launched a full-court press on the border, in the region, and globally to advance their geopolitical agenda.'
Kanyakumari is the tip of India and will convey the symbol that from the tip of India, the Congress is on its way up.
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